Registration is now live for Summer Art Camp 2016! Sign up your camper before March 1 and receive a 10% discount! This year’s art camp, themed Art + Design […]
Adults and Teens
We offer an array of opportunities for learning, creating, and sharing through art experiences at the Museum. Whether taking a class in our studios or hearing from an expert in our galleries, our visitors can choose from a variety of activities to engage with art. With established weekly programs like ArtBreak and Slow Art Sunday, or special events like First Thursday, Art On The Rocks, and teen nights, the BMA invites you to find a program that interests and excites you!
What’s Up At The BMA?: “Seeing Things”
While it may seem as though the Museum doesn’t change often, it’s actually just the opposite: the galleries are changing every single day! A mere 12% of the Museum’s collection […]
Director Gail Andrews On The Loss Of Thornton Dial
Article from al.com; see the full article here. On Monday one of America’s great artists died, Alabama native Thornton Dial. Dial’s work ranged from small sculptures to large and ambitious […]
Happy Birthday, Thomas Cole!
Happy birthday to artist Thomas Cole, who was born on February 1, 1801. Measuring nearly six feet wide, this carefully delineated, panoramic view of Sicily’s Mount Etna by Thomas Cole […]
Visitors’ View: January 2016
At the Museum, there is always something new happening in the galleries each day. We especially love seeing these experiences captured in photos by you, our visitors! Whether enjoying a […]
Behind The Scenes: Shiva Has Landed!
On Monday, January 25, the Museum geared up for one very special delivery: the newest addition to the Red Mountain Garden Club Memorial Sculpture Garden. The sculpture, Shiva Nataraja (Lord of Dance), […]
Happy Birthday, Robert Motherwell!
Born on January 24, 1915, Robert Motherwell, one of the most intellectually inclined Abstract Expressionists, studied philosophy at Stanford and Harvard Universities before moving to New York City in 1939. […]
What the Body Can Say
On Saturday, January 9, the Museum partnered once again with Art Papers to present Art Papers Live. During the event, What the Body Can Say, we hosted a conversation between Natasha Trethewey and […]
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend At The Museum
“We must use time creatively — and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” -Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) The Birmingham Museum of Art […]
January ArtBreak: Parlor Sofa
Our monthly ArtBreak, taking place on Tuesday, January 19 at 11:30AM, will focus on John Henry Belter’s Parlor Sofa. John Henry Belter is one of the best known of America’s […]